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Volume 29, Number 11—November 2023
Research

Environmental Persistence and Disinfection of Lassa Virus

Marlee Shaffer1, Robert J. Fischer1, Shane Gallogly, Olivia Ginn, Vincent Munster, and Kyle BibbyComments to Author 
Author affiliations: University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA (M. Shaffer, O. Ginn, K. Bibby); National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, USA (R.J. Fischer, S. Gallogly, V. Munster)

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Table 1

First-order decay rate constants and decimal reductions for 2 virus strains on different surfaces in study of environmental persistence and disinfection of Lassa virus*

Measurements High-density polyethylene
 Stainless steel
Josiah strain Sauerwald strain Josiah strain Sauerwald strain
k, d 4.3 (3.5–5.1) 2.3 (0.50–4.1) 5.3 (4.3–6.3) 2.7 (2.0–3.4)
D value, d 0.54 (0.45–0.66) 1.0 (0.56–4.6) 0.43 (0.37–0.54) 0.85 (0.68–1.2)

*Values are no. (95% CI). D value, time required to kill 90% of virus; k, first-order rate constant.

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1These first authors contributed equally to this article.

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